Archives for 2014

As you may know, LeBron James comes from the Ohio area. He played high school at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, OH. At 19 years old, he was picked for the NBA by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He left for Miami in 2010. Now he is going back to Cleveland and to his roots. […]

Since the 1960’s the size of the federal workforce has dropped dramatically relative to the U.S. population. While the population has grown 65% since the 1960’s, the private sector workforce rose 125% and the federal workforce grew by just 9%. I am a Federal government worker. I am paid to fulfill the “sacred” duty of […]

Malia Obama went to a famous L.A. restaurant Monday night — a restaurant regularly frequented by celebs and paparazzi — and when the White House found out a photog took her pic, they went into DEFCON 1 to KILL the photos. The 16-year-old went to Gjelina in Venice, CA with some friends.  The photog got […]

The above argument demonstrates the difference between a causal relationship and a casual relationship. The argument above tries to claim that ice causes major organ failure. The reality is that the relationship is only casual. While it is true that ice is present in every one of the mixed drinks, were a scientific test to […]

  I generally do not agree with Glenn Beck on many issues. But, I am very impressed with how he has handled the immigration of children issue. On June 25, he announced a new program that all Christians should agree with. The Blaze reports it as: Beck has stated that the Obama administration is “directly […]

Above is a nice photograph of Pope Francis (Argentina) and Pope Emeritus Benedict (Germany) praying together. At least some have wondered what they were really praying about. I mean, Argentina and Germany in the World Cup finals (soccer)? Brazil, the top seed and expected to be at the finals (and even win), was dismantled by […]

We all know that healthcare costs are increasing faster than the rate of inflation. People are upset. But, some of it is due to simple capitalistic supply and demand. It is due to a cycle that was set up by the typical sport of looking at the short-term rather than the long-term. There is a […]

Loading… The mid-year figures for 2013 are now out. What figures? The CDC figures on measles (and mumps, and whooping cough, etc.) in the USA. Let me quote from the Measles & Rubella Initiative blog. Measles cases in 2013 in the United States are already amongst the highest they’ve been in any year since 2001, […]

Rome, Italy, Jun 15, 2014 / 03:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a visit to a community dedicated to serving the poor and needy, Pope Francis warned of the poverty of Europe which faces a declining birthrate, hidden forms of euthanasia, and high rates of unemployment. … “The treatment of the elderly, as that of children, […]

On this July 4th, let me post the video above and the lyrics from one of the songs from Les Misérables. This is the prayer of every parent who has a son or daughter in the Armed Forces. I was such a son once, drafted during Viet Nam. I have a daughter and a son-in-law […]